# Barchhakhurd Village, Khategaon, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Khategaon, Dewas 

# Barchhakhurd

Barchhakhurd is a village in Khategaon sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **751 people in 158 households**, the 86th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 751people (2011)
- 158households
- 68.7%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Barchhakhurd PIN code and other codes

Barchhakhurd falls in Khategaon sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhategaon
- Census village code474316

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Barchhakhurd from nearby towns?

- Khategaon (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)126 km by road
- Khategaon (nearest town)6 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Barchhakhurd?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Barchhakhurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khategaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Barchhakhurd known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 77% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Barchhakhurd

Of every 100 households in Barchhakhurd in 2011, 94 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barchhakhurd · ■ Khategaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**92%

Use banking services ****46%**

**42%

Television ****34%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Barchhakhurd?

■ Barchhakhurd · ■ Khategaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**903

Working population ****49.0%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 59.2% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 93 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (55%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 61 (17%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Khategaon

- Guradiya800 people
- Chichli797 people
- Behadi796 people
- Bandi761 people
- Didali748 people
- Siralyabuzurg738 people
- Tikwada723 people
- Nawada707 people

[All 168 villages in Khategaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/khategaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barchhakhurd from Dewas?126 km by road
- What is the population of Barchhakhurd?751 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barchhakhurd in?Dewas district (Khategaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barchhakhurd?68.7% (Census 2011)